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Book swaps are an option, and can link in with reading clubs.
"We have to start seeing books in the same light that economists see money. That is, there is a large national or international amount which is in fluid supply. Occasionally, they are retained in one locality, but eventually they are released back into the stream from whence they came. Fabulous and important though money is, we're sure, knowledge, learning, information and entertainment: everything that books open to us, are of equal importance at least."
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[This is a re-post of my review from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. The East opens today in limited release.]
The undercover thriller is a familiar genre, but it rarely reaches its full potential. For a setting where betrayal and shifting sympathies are central to the plot, most of these stories only provide the semblance of a grey area. Yes, the terrorist is planning to destroy the western seaboard, but his kid died ten years ago, so he's not all bad. This is an easy road to nominal dramatic conflict while still keeping the audience firmly supporting the hero. With their new film The East, director Zal Batmanglij and co-writer Brit Marling have played the undercover thriller to near-perfection by forcing the audience to sit uncomfortably as we wonder who should deserve our sympathies. Playing to the conventions of the genre stops The East from holding any major surprises, but Batmanglij and his strong cast always keep us riveted as we become as conflicted as the film's protagonist.
Jane Owen (Marling) works for independent security firm Hiller/Brood. Her boss Sharon (Patricia Clarkson) assigns Jane to infiltrate an eco-terrorist group known as "The East" in order to protect the firm's corporate clients. Jane takes on the cover identity of "Sarah" and manages to earn the trust of the group's leader, Benji (Alexander Skarsgård) as well as the cell's other members including Izzy (Ellen Page), Luca (Shiloh Fernandez), and Doc (Toby Kebbell). Jane slowly begins to leave her old life and beliefs behind as she starts to sympathize with the group's operations, but struggles to condone their eye-for-an-eye "jams" (i.e. missions).
The basics of the undercover thriller are all in place: the agent comes in believing he or she is wholeheartedly in the right, the agent gets a closer look at the people he or she is supposed to betray, and then the agent feels conflicted about completing the assignment. Sharon even comments on this behavior to a reluctant Jane as a way to reassure her agent that the mission is the right thing to do. The East takes these motions, paces them perfectly, and then expands the inner-conflict into the audience. We don't simply identify with Jane; the entire movie is about seeing problems close up and then considering if we'll let this new perspective change our personalities.
One of the central beliefs of The East is that once a dark truth has been uncovered, the viewer must seriously wrestle with the choice of making a stand or being complicit in the horrors. Most thrillers wouldn't begin by accusing their audience of being lazy and uncaring, but The East isn't most thrillers. It's better. Batmanglij and Marling know that if we're considering our loyalties from before we even meet Jane, we'll be in the perfect mindset to join her on her life-changing assignment. From there, the filmmakers have found the best vehicle to make the audience seriously wrestle with The East's mission and their methods.
After 9/11, it would be virtually impossible to get an audience to side with religious terrorists, but eco-terrorism conjures a rich conflict from its name alone. We want to protect the environment, but we don't want to condone terrorism in any form, and Batmanglij and Marling want us to know that The East isn't a scrappy band of rebels. They're dangerous, but the corporations are committing atrocities without being held accountable. Although the movie loves living in the grey area, it sidesteps the considerable problem of bringing The East to justice by having Jane work for an independent firm. The question of why Jane would work for a company rather than the F.B.I. is never explained, but we never get bogged down in that question because in the world of the film, there are only two sides to the war: the polluting corporations and The East.
These clear battle lines may be simple, but The East fills the space between with a frantic, compelling tale that continues to circle back to people who have lost themselves to the cause. At one point, the group goes after the makers of a drug that has a side effect where victims literally cease to recognize themselves in the mirror. The film can be a little obvious at times and a little too cutesy at others (part of Jane's inauguration involves eating dinner with everyone wearing straitjackets), but Batmanglij keeps up the pace so that we're always in the tense space between jams, Jane wrestling with her convictions, and the emotional dynamic of the group.
No one in The East is a bad person but Marling and Batmanglij don't pull the punch when it comes to how the group operates. The eco-terrorists always make sure the punishment fits the crime, and the power of The East is that we actually consider if their actions are justified. To get an audience to this point is remarkable, and the filmmakers do it without ever resorting to cheap tricks like giving the terrorists a single, superficial redeeming trait. Instead, The East operates by the same code as its eponymous terrorist group: show viewers a hard truth and force them to consider if they'll continue to allow the results.
Through his skillful direction and thoughtful script, Batmanglij has reminded audiences what the undercover thriller can accomplish if the filmmakers understand that inner-conflict should extend past the protagonist. However, his commitment to playing by the genre's rules keeps him contained to the conventions, which in turns adds some predictability to moments that were clearly meant to land as a surprise. But The East never sets out to redefine the genre. It simply attempts to carry the undercover thriller to its full potential. Jam accomplished.
Rating: B+

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We're finally getting a peek inside Serena Williams' fairytale wedding, and it is lovely!
Serena and her man Alexis Ohanian have finally tied the knot, and their wedding was nothing less than magical.
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Born to two high school sophomores John Vargas came into this world a man on a mission. Being raised by people who might as well have been his siblings, John was forced to develop a personality far beyond his years. He took to the stage at age 18 and has yet to get off of it. Comedy quickly consumed his life as it became his avenue for sorting things out. His autobiographical style of comedy quickly captivated audiences in South Florida and his popularity has since spread as far west as Los Angeles. Already a stand-up veteran in his early 20's, John has worked with some of the biggest names in comedy such as Pablo Francisco, Daniel Tosh, David Alan Grier, and Jimmy Fallon. He was a Finalist for the Las Vegas Lucky 21 Competition in 2007 and has been a Regional Finalist for the South Beach Comedy Festival two years running. The quick witted Vargas is a critic of his own generation and is a favorite on numerous college campuses throughout Florida. His warped views on society - from drug use to Facebook - leave audiences of all shapes and sizes in hysterics.
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The Parents Television Council has released a new report claiming that foul talk of every shape, size, and odor is all but taking over broadcast television.
"These huge increases in harsh profanity should come as no surprise, given the Second Circuit Court's ruling last July—a ruling which overturned the FCC's authority to sanction broadcasters who air profanity on the airwaves the American people own!," the PTC declared in its press release accompanying the study.
It's difficult to understand how that could be the sole reason for the alleged jump, since the survey compares the present to 2005—estimating that between that year and this dirty language on over-the-air TV has increased by 69.3 percent.
We've been posting stories on the PTC's own troubles over the past few weeks, including claims that the organization is "beyond repair"—taking donor money but not following through on petition campaigns, among other charges. Some Ars readers have expressed hope that these allegations will lead to the group's downfall.
As for us, we want the PTC to stick around. Why? Because what other organization would put out a chart like this.
Reading through the categories on the left, we note that quite a few of the expletives to which the PTC objects are either euphemisms for bad words or bleeped. Bleeped f-bombs, for example, have risen by an impressive 1010 percent, it seems.
But here's where we really could use some help—what are "other breasts" and "other genitals"? Never mind.


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ZJZ really wanted to focus on love/romance for this adaptation...so i guess that's the reason why you see a lot of new/melodramatic scenes as well. roch is a love story.Originally Posted by 0-0-0
ZJZ really wanted to focus on love/romance for this adaptation...so i guess that's the reason why you see a lot of new/melodramatic scenes as well. roch is a love story.Originally Posted by 0-0-0
i don't know, i never found the love story tedious in the other adaptations. In fact, i quite enjoyed the romantic scenes. ROCH 06 just felt like too much... that plus the fact the chemistry was nowhere near as good as teh chemistry felt between Carman, Louis and Andy, IdyOriginally Posted by crazylife123
that's the reason why i like ZJZ's production...his fight scenes kick@ss...and i know you agree with me...I really wanted to see that fight scene as well...not sure why they cut it out...no money? hard to produce? heard they hate some disagreement with the CGI's company. It is towards the end...probably not enough money for them...LOL.Originally Posted by Surferket
well...i'm not going to say anything about that...new viewers like the chemistry between them...they were okay...i just thought hxm was a little too old for lyf.Originally Posted by 0-0-0
carman/louis looked good together...
andy/idy as well...
fann/chris should be the best since they were dating i believe...but they lack the chemistry together...
Well, they weren't terrible, just not as strong as the other 2 couples, and definitely not strong enough considering the huge focus on the love story in this adapation.Originally Posted by Crazylife123
OYY!!! Everyne kena fined SG$10 for going seriously OT on this thread!!
since you're from singapore...who did you like your adaption of roch?Originally Posted by Surferket
To be fair I cannot give my final verdict as I'd not seen Louis/Carmen version yet; Only Andy/Idy and HXM/LYF. Between those 2 if based on chemistry, focus and storytelling then 83 Vintage beats ROCH06 MTV.
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Well then to bring things back to topic...Originally Posted by Surferket
who do you guys want to see in the HSDS adaptation and in which role?
GYY???? Please..........
But please no Alec Su. He too boy boy looking and short for the role of CWJ.
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lol, i meant REALISTICALLYOriginally Posted by Surferket
here are my picks:
Hu Jing- Zhao Min
Yang Mi- Zhao Min
Jiang Xin- Yin Li
Eva Huang- Zhao Min
(just to annoy crazy, but yea, i don't find Eva too bad for that role)
Wrong pic of YM lah. In that pic she looked too much like a porcelain princess.
i can't be bothered diggin others out. Just posted up what was on hand.Originally Posted by Surferket
Ok commendable for keeping a library of pics on hand.
But only one choice for ZM so which?
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damn...i cant write...i mean...did you ever get the chance to singapore version of roch? roch '98 with fann/chris? and how did you like it..but i already know your answerOriginally Posted by Surferket
Yang Mi would be my first choice, but yea, the others are people i would definitely still like to see in the role of ZMOriginally Posted by Surferket
Tell you something about crazy SG viewers. If we like the actor/actress then we watch everything and say fantastic. If we dun like then we won't waste time watching anymore of their shows and still say they crap...
They are creations of the studio bosses.
I dun like Fann and Donald Duck Zoe so I say they are crap. I didn't know who Florence Tan was when I first saw her in HSDS but she was way better actress than Fann/Zoe combined.
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YM is so cute as GX I wanted to hug her
Ok lah I oso second your choice as I want her to have a shot at a main role to give her chance to grow as a serious actress.
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Donald Duck Zoe? LOL...what the...LOLOriginally Posted by Surferket
I was hoping Eva will star in BXJ and DOMB as well so ZJZ cant reuse her in HSDS...hopefully, he'll choose someone else...i dont care too much about bxj...since i dont know much about it...i like domb and hsds...Originally Posted by 0-0-0


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Missouri Softball Blanks Kentucky for Series Win
LEXINGTON, KY. — No. 11 Missouri softball (29-9 overall, 13-7 SEC) sealed its series win at No. 19 Kentucky with a 7-0 shutout victory on Sunday at John Cropp Stadium. The Tigers were led by two-hit days from sophomores Corrin Genovese and Angela Randazzo along with senior catcher Jenna Marston.
Red shirt freshman Carlie Rose and freshman 2B Emily Crane kept the second inning going with two-out walks to load the bases. Marston capitalized with a double off the left field wall to score Genovese, Rose and Crane for a 5-0 advantage. After a walk by senior Nicole Hudson. Randazzo made it 6-0 by singling through the left side to score Marston from second base.
Two-time All-American pitcher Chelsea Thomas pitched six shutout innings in the 7-0 victory. Thomas improved to 19-4 in the circle with her performance, her 12th SEC pitching victory.
The Tigers stay on the road with a mid-week, non-conference doubleheader at Western Illinois (13-21) on Wednesday, May 1, in Macomb, Ill. The games are scheduled for 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. at Mary Ellen McKee Stadium.
Mizzou then returns home to University Field for its final home regular season action, a three-game series against SEC foe Tennessee from Friday, May 3-Sunday, May 5. The Friday game starts at 6 p.m., while the Saturday, May 4, contest will be televised nationally by ESPN at 6:30 p.m. The series concludes with a noon first pitch on Sunday for Senior Day.


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What was initially an idea to shoot a short film as a tribute to his friend Vidal Sassoon, producer Michael Gordon instead ended up producing a 94- minute film of the legendary man.
Titled Vidal Sassoon The Movie, the film's springboard is a visual book of Sassoon's life that Gordon is putting together for the cameras. As he goes through the various photographs to organize them, they prompt Sassoon's story to unfold.
Yet like a picture book which is always big on photos and less on story, the film hits all the necessary bullet points of Sassoon's 81 year-old life, yet it doesn't delve into any one point deep enough to have any emotional resonance.
To be fair, the producer and director Craig Taper are not documentarians. A hairdresser himself, Gordon is also the founder of hair the hair products Bumble and Bumble and is friends with Sassoon. And Teper used to work in Bumble's new media division. (The film's other producer, Jackie Gilbert Bauer previously worked at Estee Lauder before moving over to Bumble). When Gordon realized that nobody had ever recorded Sassoon's achievements, he wanted to do just that because he felt Sassoon had an impact on the world. It's a nice gesture, but the end result is a glossy overview rather than an insightful probe.
The film sticks to interviewing mostly current and former Sassoon employees, along with a few fashion industry folks like Grace Coddington, former Sassoon model and currently the creative director of American Vogue and fashion designer Mary Quant. Of course they have nothing but positive things to say, as if they were being filmed for a tribute piece.
And a tribute is more of what this documentary is. We get a bullet point view of Sassoon's life that can easily be found on Wikipedia. Focusing very little on the personal, the film instead focuses on the exciting professional milestones - apprenticing at a hair salon as a teen, a stint in Israel, working for the great Raymond before branching out on his own, cutting actress Nancy Kwan's hair, branding himself by selling his own haircare products and opening up teaching academies, moving to New York, then to Los Angeles, getting his own talk show, authoring books and causing a stir when he cut Mia Farrow's long locks for Rosemary's Baby.
It would have been nice to see more family members, old friends and acquaintances from the past - even Farrow or Polanski - who could regale viewers with random tales of their memories of Sassoon. Is anyone alive who knew him from the orphanage? Anyone still around who served with him in the Israeli Defense Forces? Any studio execs involved with Rosemary's Baby who were present on that epic hair-cutting day? Perhaps a photographer who took pictures that was caught in that mayhem on the studio lot? Were there any producers from his talk show available to give some behind-the-scenes of what those TV days were like? Any models who appeared with him in those 'If you don't look good; we don't look good' commercials?' What about graduates from one of his many schools across the world that has gone on to find their own success? Maybe a random housewife who remembers getting her hair cut by Sassoon back in the day when she was a single gal?
Having those "This is Your Life" type subjects could have infused so much more emotion into this documentary, giving viewers a connection to the subject matter. The way it stands now, the documentary plays like a gift to Sassoon, rather than an explanation or an examination of the man behind the hair.
Sassoon never discusses his hopes and fears as a father - something which could have been most fascinating and revelatory seeing as his own father left his mother for another woman, which prompted his mother to send him and his little brother to live in an orphanage. Sassoon says the move to L.A. essentially caused the demise of his marriage to second wife Beverly, yet he never explains why, or what portion of the demise was his responsibility. Did stardom change him? Were there infidelities involved? It's hard to understand if we are not given the information. There are only allusions made to "behavior" and "anger" which is vague and could mean so many things.
When we're told that his oldest daughter Catya died of a drug overdose in 2002 at age 34, it comes as a surprise because his children are barely discussed in the film. We never got to know Catya (An Internet Movie Database profile of her says she was a successful model, worked as an actress, was married twice and had three children, effectively making Vidal Sassoon a grand-father, something that is also never brought up in the film) or what type of her relationship she had with Sassoon. When he explains how he received the phone call of her death, it's hard to feel any deep sorrow for Sassoon, only a general sadness that a father has lost a daughter.
Similarly, we're told the couple had adopted a black boy, yet there was never any explanation to when this occurred and what impact this had on the family or how this child felt growing up in the Sassoon family.
In fact, we know nothing about how his children feel about their father. Was it hard to have a famous hairdresser as a dad? Were there perks? Do they have memories of being in their dad's salon when they were little? Did having a hairdresser father mean they always had great hair? Are any of them poised to take over the family empire? Are any of them remotely interested in hairdressing?
We barley know anything about Sassoon the family man. Obviously these are deeply personal questions. Perhaps Sassoon just didn't want to go there. However one can't help but wish that he would have been willing, or that the filmmakers would have probed deeper in to that arena.
Additionally, the film completely ignores a brief 3rd marriage, skipping it as if it never existed and does not mention his 2003 lawsuit against Procter & Gamble.
We don't know much about what the now 83-year old Sassoon is up to today, other than he lives in a gorgeous house with wife number 4 and helped rebuild 23 houses in New Orleans after the floods through his charity organization, Hairdressers Unlocking Hope.
The bigger question remains: does he still cut hair? If so, who are those clients and why did we not get to see them on camera and watch the master at work? Can he still do that five-point hair cut today? When and why did that hairstyle fade out of vogue? Or is it still around? What does he think of today's hairstyles? Who does he admire in the hairdressing world today? There are so many unanswered questions that would help us form an opinion about this influential man.
Sassoon says, as he looks back on his life, "How did so much adventure happen?" True, Gordon gives us a peek into these adventures, but one never gets a sense of the obstacles Sassoon had to overcome and the hurdles he had to jump through - even though he obviously did. Therefore, we cannot feel a sense of pride or amazement at the journey that took this interesting man from a British orphanage all the way to a Beverly Hills mansion. This will no doubt limit the documentary's interest to those within the fashion and hair industry, rather than a more mainstream crowd.


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TEHRAN, Iran – A senior official says Iran is planning to build a new oil terminal beyond the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Akbar Torkan, a senior trade official, is quoted by the semiofficial ISNA news agency as saying Tuesday that the new terminal will be at Bandar Jask port on the Oman Sea. Iran's sole major crude export terminal is at Khark Island in the Persian Gulf.
Torkan didn't elaborate, but bypassing Hormuz would be seen as protecting exports from instability in the Gulf.
Iranian officials in the past had threatened to close Hormuz at the mouth of the Gulf, the passageway through which a fifth of the world's oil flows, if its interests are seriously threatened or it is unable to export oil.
They have not reiterated any threats since 2012.


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Brooke Burke, Mark Wahlberg And A Bunch Of Other Celeb Parents Take Their Kids Out For Some Halloween Fun!
Celebrity parents and their costume-clad kids gathered in LA for the Pottery Barn Kids Halloween Carnival on Saturday!
Mark Wahlberg, Brooke Burke and Alison Sweeney were just some of the parents who stopped by the Pottery Barn Kids Halloween Carnival on Saturday (Oct. 23) to share a special fall day with their adorable kiddies! The stars might not have been dressed for Halloween, but their kids certainly were! All the families enjoyed an afternoon at the pumpkin patch, which benefited Operation Smile, which provides free surgeries for children with cleft lips and cleft palates. What a fun way to help out a wonderful cause!
Pics! These celebrity parents took their cuties to the pumpkin patch!
Busy mom Brooke, 39, has partnered up with Oral-B to benefit Operation Smile! And she has a secret for getting her kids to take care of their pearly whites after eating all their Halloween treats! "I like to make it fun," Burke says about getting her four children to brush their teeth. "They come up to me and say, 'Smell my breath.'"
The Dancing with the Stars co-host took her kiddies to the event and they sure were excited for upcoming holiday! Her youngest, son Shaya, 2, donned a super awesome Spider-Man costume while his older sisters Heaven, 3, and Sierra, 8, and Neriah, 10, dressed as Batgirl, a witch and Cat woman! A super-hero trio and their witchy friend ready to take over the world — and their teeth!
These kids would love the gingerbread house made of sugary sweets —
but their teeth wouldn't!
Mark Wahlberg, 39, and his wife, Rhea Durham, also showed up to support Operation Smile with their son Michael, 4, and daughter Ella, 7, as well as a friend! They may not have been dressed as heroes, but the girls sure looked cute in their ladybug and bee costumes!
And how cute is Alyson Sweeney's son Ben, 5, — he may not have dressed up but he was all smiles while hanging out with mom and little sis Megan, 1!
A great family day for a good cause! Now bring on the candy — and don't forget to brush your teeth!


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The various types of mutant creatures that inhabit the Wastelands were mostly created by radiation. This is where mantises, geckos, radscorpions, brahmin, radstags and the various mutant rodent species originated from. Radiation is also how ghouls - decrepit, zombie-like victims of massive radiation poisoning - are created. Many ghouls were once Vault dwellers living in Vault 12 under the city of Bakersfield (better known as the Necropolis after the War). As part of the vast Vault Experiment Program, the Vault 12 door was designed not to close properly. Thus, the vault's inhabitants were exposed to massive amounts of radiation, leading to most of them becoming ghouls.
The What makes you S.P.E.C.I.A.L. video on Endurance makes mention that "Radiation Poisoning may have enlarged your favourite meals". Indeed, this "Radiation Gigantism" has been shown by many types of the Wasteland's creatures, such as giant ants, radroaches, bloatflies, and mirelurks.
In Fallout 76, the more irradiated the player character is, the higher chance they have of getting a mutation. Conversely, using RadAway or a decontamination shower has a chance of removing a mutation, in addition to the normal removal of radiation.
Forced Evolutionary VirusEdit
The other major source of mutations in the Fallout world is FEV: the Forced Evolutionary Virus. The super mutants, floaters, centaurs, and possibly wanamingos are products of FEV infection. Harold was also mutated by FEV, even though he looks like a ghoul.
It was initially called the Pan-Immunity Virion Project and was created to fight a disease called the New Plague. However, abnormal side effects were observed in test subjects. The test animals began to grow dramatically and their brain activity increased. Seeing the potential there, the Army sent its own people to secure the project, renamed it the Forced Evolutionary Virus (FEV for short), and began performing experiments on humans within the Mariposa Military Base, which would turn soldiers into abnormally strong and intelligent supermen.
After the Great War, and the exodus of Roger Maxson and his troops to the Lost Hills Bunker, the base sat quietly until it was discovered by a group of explorers including Harold and Doctor Richard Grey, most of whom died when they encountered the automated defense systems. Soon, only Grey and Harold remained. Harold was knocked out (he never did find out how) and woke up out in the desert looking like a ghoul. Grey was knocked into a vat full of FEV by a crane and managed to crawl out. He began to mutate in horrible ways, turning into a sort of blobby kind of thing. He developed psychic powers, which were enhanced by consuming living minds to expand his own brainpower. Slowly, he started doing his own experiments with FEV.
Grey found that many of the test subjects were metamorphosing into giant, mindless brutes with the intelligence of a child if they survived at all. However, a rare few test subjects became super mutants. Immune to disease or radiation while blessed with exceptional strength, intelligence, and endurance, super mutants were superior to humans in every way. They also possessed the exceptionally long life of the mutated as well as total sterility. Grey—who now called himself the Master—lamented the needless destruction of the war. He decided that he would have to force humanity to evolve. Those who could not evolve would die.
Creating super mutants was a very hit-or-miss process. The great majority of super mutants produced by the Master and later his Lieutenant in Mariposa's Vats were big, dumb brutes. Physically, they were vastly superior to humans, but they had the intelligence of children. What exactly caused some mutants to be brilliant and others to be stupid is unknown. As a rule of thumb, the less damaged or altered by radiation the subject's DNA, the better.
Aside from super mutants, the Master also created a variety of other creatures. Floaters are hostile mutant creatures that likely originated from the FEV-infected flatworms mentioned in the FEV experiment disk, and were later further enhanced by the Master's experiments. Centaurs were created by tossing a varied mix of dogs, cats, brahmin, and other animals into a vat and seeing what came out the other end.
Other mutantsEdit
There are a few other types of mutant creatures in the Wastelands that don't directly stem from FEV or radiation. These are mostly the intelligent animals and one spore plant encountered in Fallout 2. The intelligent spore plant and radscorpion in Broken Hills were another, separate experiment conducted by a scientist there. The wanamingos encountered in Fallout 2, which were a pre-War experiment conducted by the U.S. military similar to the Enclave's intelligent Deathclaw research, were all, without exception, killed by the protagonist in Fallout 2. Occasionally, other intelligent animals have appeared here and there in the Fallout games, but all have been flukes. A race of intelligent raccoons living in a colony known as the Burrows was originally intended to appear in Fallout, but was cut due to style issues.
Frank Horrigan, the Enclave's most powerful enforcer, was produced by a series of treatments involving a carefully modified version of the FEV, surgery, a variety of other drugs and the addition of a suit of power armor. Lastly, there is Harold, who looks a lot like a ghoul, but actually is a different kind of mutant than the standard necrotic meta-humans. Ghouls are the result of massive radiation exposure, while Harold was mutated by brief FEV exposure without being dipped into one of the nutrient vats containing the virus. FEV's mutational results are at best unpredictable, depending on the subject's genetic quirks and amounts of exposure to the post-nuclear wasteland's ambient radioactivity, so one never can tell what the mutational result of an FEV infection will be (just look at the Master). Harold's existence was an oddity, the result of a unique combination of a specific degree of exposure to the virus, a specific degree of prior radiation exposure within his own body and any number of other factors. While FEV does not produce ghoul-like mutants like Harold as reliably as it does super mutants when humans are infected by it, it does occasionally spit out something that looks like one.
Another important exception is Talius, the ghoul-like creature that was hiding with the Followers of the Apocalypse and who was turned into his current state by FEV exposure, much like Harold, though under different circumstances.
There are human societies that have undergone gradual mutations over several generations due to either environmental conditions like exposure to the modified airborne strain of FEV that permeates the Wastelands of New California, radiation exposure, or other reasons. Two examples are the Slags (mutated by genetic adaption to life underground) and the Beastlords (mutated by a unique form of radiation). Additional forms of these such mutants include the trogs of The Pitt, the swampfolk of Point Lookout, the tunnelers of Hopeville and the mole miners of Appalachia.
Over the years, different people have been in charge of Fallout canon and have come up with different interpretations on this subject. Mutant creatures and where they come from is one of the most controversial topics in Fallout canon and it's very easy to annoy veteran scholars of the setting by getting things wrong or even just partially right.
First, Chris Avellone seemed to prefer the "FEV explains everything" theory of mutation. He suggests that when the Glow was hit by the Chinese warheads, the tanks holding the virus burst and the FEV was vaporized and shot into the air. It was then mutated by the radiation from the blast and went on to help radiation create the various mutant animals we know and love as well as ghouls. The problem with this theory is that first off it's a bit redundant since Fallout radiation is already fully capable of producing the mutations seen in the game's world. Second, we know from the Lieutenant's mention of inoculation from mutant FEV that any airborne strain of FEV could not cause these mutations. If it did, why didn't any humans mutate from exposure to the airborne FEV? Furthermore, if radscorpions, geckos, molerats, deathclaws, and other creepy-crawlies are all products of FEV, how can they breed as much as they do? Remember, FEV causes sterility. Avellone eventually admitted that he was wrong and that most mutations in the Fallout world were caused by the ambient radiation.
Next, Chris Taylor offers a different point of view on how ghouls are made. He suggests that when people with too much radiation damage are dipped, you get ghouls. When people with mild radiation damage are dipped, you get stupid super mutants. When people with little to no radiation damage are dipped, you get intelligent Super Mutants. This hypothesis would mean Harold and Talius are normal ghouls. However, since the population of Vault 12 was never dipped, not all ghouls could be made this way, only that FEV would speed up the process slightly.
Enclave mutation policyEdit
The Enclave holds the view that any "human" who has been "exposed" to the post-nuclear world's ambient environmental radiation is a mutant and that all mutants should be destroyed and disposed of. The Enclave's definition of "exposure" would seem to mean that only Enclave members and those people still residing in Vaults count as "pure" human beings.


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Fox-Pitt, 43, was in second place at the end of the dressage phase of the competition with a score of 41.3, behind Allison Springer. Boyd Martin was in third place with a score of 51.0.
In the cross country phase Fox-Pitt took off with the lead guiding Parklane Hawk to a flawless round with a score of 41.3 with Allison Springer dropping to second place after finishing with 3.2 time faults.
In the final show jumping phase Fox-Pitt had one fence down but still managed to hold on to first place with a final score of 45.3 penalties. Fox-Pitt took home $80,000 in prize money and the coveted signature Rolex watch.
Allison Springer, of the United States, held on to second place with a score of 47.0 and earned $37,000. As the top placed U.S. rider she also won a special prize - an 18 month lease of a 2012 Range Rover HSE courtesy of Land Rover North America.
Boyd Martin, of the United States, on Otis Barbotiere, came in third place with a score of 51.0 earning $30,000. Martin also finished in eigth place on Remington XXV with a score of 56.9.
Karen O'Connor on Mr. Medicott came in fourth after jumping a faultless round in the stadium jumping, and William Coleman also jumped a faultless round in the stadium jumping and came in fifth on Mr. Twizzle.
Fox-Pitt has now won two consecutive legs of the $350,000 Rolex Grand Slam. He won the Land Rover Burghley Three-Day Event in England last September. If he wins the Badminton Three-Day Event in England next he will become only the second rider to win the Rolex Grand Slam behind Pippa Funnell, who won it in 2003.
This year seemed exceptionally heavy with cross country falls, one of which can be seen in the photo by Ryan Armbrust.
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I have been running for several years now. Since The Girl was born. And I ran for exercise off and on throughout college...mostly during that first year of dating my sweet husband...he was a runner so I wanted to impress him...the things we do for love.
But it occurred to me that I have actually paid 20 bucks to run in a 10K (6.3 miles) this Saturday. And this morning when I woke up I thought to myself "What were you thinking?!"
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
What Was I Thinking?
I have been running for several years now. Since The Girl was born. And I ran for exercise off and on throughout college...mostly during that first year of dating my sweet husband...he was a runner so I wanted to impress him...the things we do for love.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Homemaker Perks
To satisfy the curiosity of those (most of whom don't even know this blog exists) who want to know what I do now that the kids are in school for 7 hours I want to announce what I am doing right this very minute!
Right now it is 2:15 in the afternoon. I have done 45 minutes of yoga/pilates; a load of laundry; stuffed, stamped and mailed 75 letters for my Mother's business I; ironed my husbands karate outfit; ate a peanut butter sandwich; studied the material for two bible studies I participate in; called my mother; talked to two Texas friends; let the dog out...twice; figured out what's for dinner and got it half prepared; packed two snacks (for the kids) and the current book I am reading "SisterChicks in Sombrero's" for the carpool line (where I will "park and wait" everyday for 35 minutes); showered; dressed; and now blogged.
This all happened after all the things I did between 5:30-8:30 this morning trying to get two children to school on time. And before I start my Tuesday night "stuff"...
I am not bored. I am not lonely, I do not sit and watch soap operas all day. In fact, I love what I do and I my job description hasn't changed one bit. I still do all the things I did before with two children in the home (only there's a little more stuff to do now since we all have homework, and lunches to be made, and after school classes to get to....etc). Except now it is quieter and I get more done in less time. Which brings me to the subject of "time".
The best thing about being a stay at home mom of school aged children is that I now have time to do my job well.
Time is what is what everyone wants...and as a homemaker "time" is a perk of the profession. I love it and don't feel guilty about it, and I pray everyday that I will use my time wisely...which means: "No, I will not keep your kids three days a week, or clean your house, or do all the things you don't like to do, but because you think I have nothing to do without my kids at home you didn't think i'd mind."
Want to know another perk ...right now it is 2:30 pm I am eating a bowl of Breyer's mint chip Ice cream.
So the truth is sometime I DO sit around at home and eat the proverbial "Bon- Bons".
And, for the record... they are awesome.
La Vida Dulce!
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Saturday, September 17, 2005
The kids have been asking for homemade cinnamon rolls for over a week now. So this morning I got up and spent three hours measuring, kneading and waiting for dough to rise(all to the tune of "are they ready yet?" over and over again )...But The Girl's wait was much longer....When she found out they were FINALLY going in the oven she ran to the living room, got her chair and planted herself in front of the oven door, so as not to miss them when they came out.
I sneaked (snook? Snuck?) this picture.
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Friday, September 16, 2005
It starts!
I was warned that the smells would change. They said the very feel of the air would become different. They were right.
Fall is coming, and you can feel it. The smell of fall floats from time to time in the breeze. I suddenly feel like baking. I begin to start hankering for soup, and bread that has pumpkin or ginger in it. The geese are noisily making their return. And of course the leaves are turning...red, gold, deep brown.
Seasons...they are pretty cool.... La vida dulce!
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Friday, September 09, 2005
Out of the Mouth of Babes
I haven't posted in awhile because it seemed weird to write...I like to write about two things; things that are funny and things that I can complain about in a funny way. With all the gulf coast news I haven't felt funny, and I haven't felt like complaining because I have so much to be thankful for.
Yesterday while I did homework with The Boy, I told The Girl to color, to draw something that she learned in school or something that she was thinking about. She drew this and said:
"I can't stop thinking about all those people and that hurricane. It makes me sad."
Me too babe..Me too.
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who is leading a business delegation on a four-day trip to China, signed the loan agreements during a meeting with counterpart Xi Jinping in the Chinese capital.
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One Chinese expert said that a reduction in US demand for Nigerian oil is pushing the West African country to strengthen ties with other major oil importers, such as China.
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During his visit to China, Jonathan will meet with other top leaders including Premier Li Keqiang, and will also hold meetings with heads of major Chinese conglomerates such as state-owned oil and gas giant Sinopec, and technology firms Huawei and ZTE.
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Still from La Région Decentralized, image courtesy of the artist
Working with nature and land feels natural to me. Nature and land are part of a larger fascination I have with perception, light, and time. I do spend a lot of time outdoors, my new project/blog En plein air http://enpleinair.org is all about that actually. For the project I'm taking my laptop outside and seeing what I can create while reacting to the immediate landscape and elements.
I'm interested in Snow's use of a rotating camera/horizon. Spinning terrains are a reoccurring theme in my recent videos. Texts about La Région Centrale suggest that the camera/horizon movement in Snow's film creates a cosmic perspective of space at the human scale, and I agree with this reading. My video game version adds an endless random time component to this idea as well.
In 2010 I used video game engines to generate scenes and imagery for video projects. I've used 3D spaces like Google Earth for projects since 2005 with my Satellite Jockey performances, but this is the first time that I'm releasing a game as an application. There is something very interesting in the stretching and randomizing of time that video ...


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After years of crafting hilarious awards show bits — such as the victory speech she "accidentally" switched with Best Actress in a Comedy winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus at this year's Emmys — the Parks and Recreation star has been tapped to co-host the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards with Tina Fey on Sunday, Jan. 13.
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The gig marks a reunion for the two Saturday Night Live vets, who also shared the big screen in 2008's Baby Mama. "Having both Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on board to host this year's festivities is a major coup," Paul Telegdy, NBC Entertainment's President of Alternative and Late Night Programming, said in a statement. "Tina and Amy have a proven chemistry and comedic timing from their many years together on SNL to their successful co-starring roles in Baby Mama."
Executive producers Allen Shapiro, Orly Adelson and Barry Adelman added in a joint statement: "It's exciting to have two of the most respected names in comedy. Amy and Tina's well known chemistry along with their spontaneity and glamour makes them a perfect fit for the Golden Globes."
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Poehler, a Golden Globe nominee, and Fey, a two-time Golden Globe winner for 30 Rock, succeed controversial emcee Ricky Gervais, who hosted three years in a row before announcing after last year's show that he would never host again.
The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards will air on Sunday, Jan. 13 at 8 ET /5 PT on NBC.
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The Houston-based land developer, which was selected to purchase the property earlier this year, said it will now begin planning the site for development, a process expected to last until next summer.
The company said in a statement Monday that it will identify parcels that can be developed "and the best uses for these areas amidst the heavily-wooded setting with a substantial amount of acreage dedicated as open spaces and nature preserves."
One possible use for the site includes a home for Jim Crane's Class AAA baseball team.
For the next year, the Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America will continue to host scouting events there before moving to a spot between New Waverly and Coldspring.
Dan Bellow and John Talhelm of Jones Lang LaSalle in Houston, along with Tom Kirschbraun, Scott Cullen and Mark Lindenbaum, represented the Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America in the sale.
Johnson Development Corp. manages the development of ten Houston-area master-planned communities, including Woodforest, Harmony, Cross Creek Ranch, Imperial, Riverstone, Sienna Plantation, Edgewater and Fall Creek.


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My sister and I were talking about salt. She has noticed that sea salt is currently being marketed as a healthy, or trendy, food additive, but can't figure out if there's any real science behind the marketing. Are nonsodium salts, like magnesium chloride and potassium chloride, any healthier than traditional sodium chloride? People with, say, high blood pressure are told to stick to low-sodium diets. But is it the sodium, or is it a different quality that causes the increased risk?
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Hi Kristan. In light of the new dietary guidelines for Americans that came out this week recommending a reduction in sodium intake to less than 2,300 milligrams a day, and a further reduction in intake to 1,500 milligrams a day among persons who are 51 and older and those of any age who are African-American or have hypertension, diabetes or chronic kidney disease, I thought this was a good time to answer this question.
Lowering sodium helps lower blood pressure, one of the main risk factors for heart disease and stroke, because too much sodium intake leads to water retention, which stretches blood vessel walls, leading to high blood pressure. This is particularly important as people age and blood vessels become more stiff, leading to even further increases in blood pressure.
Sea salt is a less-processed form of sodium, which may contain trace amounts of minerals, but by weight contains the same amount of sodium. It has a coarser texture and is not as finely ground as table salt, so an equivalent serving size contains slightly less sodium due to the larger volume of the salt crystals (you get less per serving).
In addition, some people find that it has slightly more flavor, so they can get away with using less, which is always a good thing. While sea salt does contain minute amounts of iodine, it does not have iodine added as table salt does. Iodine deficiency is relatively uncommon in the United States, so this should not be a major concern for most people.
Salt substitutes usually contain potassium chloride, which does not raise blood pressure as sodium chloride (table salt) does. It should, however, be used with caution in those with kidney disease, heart failure or on blood pressure or heart medications that increase potassium levels.
A better option is to use herbs and spices to add flavor to your meals to keep salt intake down. Even more important, limit your intake of processed and prepared foods (grocery and restaurant) as these foods make up more than 70% of our daily salt intake, while added salt makes up only about 10% (the remainder comes from naturally occurring salt). To my knowledge, magnesium chloride is used to melt ice and snow on roads, not as an edible salt substitute.
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From trip planning to packing to getting around a foreign city—and even speaking the language—let these easy-to-use apps power your next vacation!
When you're mapping out a game plan for a trip, searching for good recommendations can be a crapshoot. Desti's mission is to extract "meaningful" reviews of destinations like wineries and hotels in more than 14,000 U.S. cities using artificial intelligence, or "machine learning" that culls information from pre-existing reviews. The app "reads" others' assessments for keywords about, for example, cleanliness and good value. The result is similar to a Zagat guide. "It will tell you what keeps repeating in reviews, for instance 'Guests love the free breakfast' or alternatively 'The breakfast is mediocre, according to most reviewers,'" says Desti CEO Nadav Gur.
One advantage of Desti is that you're able to be incredibly specific with long searches, typing in multiple details about what you're looking for in, say, a hotel—price, child-friendliness, proximity to beaches, number of rooms, etc.—and get back the best match. Sure beats relying on Google alone.
You'll never have to run out to a drugstore in an unfamiliar city again with Packing Pro, a crazy-extensive list-maker that lets you create checklists that include everything from contact solution to foreign cash.
Packing Pro has been around for a few years, but a new feature enables users to filter a list by person or bag (or both). That means you can create a list for your separate carry-on, and see what your child plans to throw into a bigger family suitcase. The lists are reusable, so you don't have to start from scratch each time, and iCloud auto-sync lets multiple viewers edit and view the same list.
The $2.99 price tag is hefty for an app, but it has the potential to pay for itself relatively quickly. "Packing Pro has already saved me several times its cost, by not having to repurchase these easily forgettable items: toothbrush and toothpaste, iPhone recharger, belt, and electric shaver," founder and developer Quinn Genzel says. "Also, as an international budget traveler myself, I have been to places where certain things aren't even available for purchase, or would require some expensive transportation to locate and acquire." On a purely practical level, if a bag were stolen, the saved list is useful for insurance reimbursement purposes.
If you want to be as hands-off as possible, you can harness the power of the app's "Expert List Generator," which creates lists for you based on number of vacation days, temperature at your destination, domestic or foreign locale. If only it could actually pack for you too.
The day you make your way from home to the airport is can be a hectic melee if you're time-crunched or traveling last minute, but GateGuru—TripAdvisor's latest app acquisition - aims to fix that. The app's new FlightBoard feature gives you real-time information on the airport you're flying into or from, so you can spot flight delays and get gate information before you've arrived.
"I was on my way to the airport once and was browsing the Flightboard. I knew my departure gate because I was tracking my flight," says GateGuru community manager Zachary Einzig. "I took a look at Arrivals on the Flightboard, found my gate, and I saw that the flight coming into that gate, which I assumed was going to be my plane, was delayed. I immediately called Delta and although they hadn't posted a delay for my flight yet, they too saw this situation and I rebooked my flight."
Currently, the app covers 214 airports—in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, and 10 Australia. Once you're actually at the airport, the app can help you find cheap eats and net you discounts on merchandise and last-minute car rentals. Plus, the deals and airport maps are pre-downloadable, so you can avoid roaming fees in foreign countries.
For those long layovers when your flight has been delayed… and delayed again… it's nice to have in-airport options that don't make you feel trapped. Smart Layover finds activities like day-use hotels for a nap and sightseeing tours that are close to the airport, along with maps and directions, so you can take advantage of a long layover.
"We only display activities that people will have time to do during their layover window," says Smart Layover CEO Sam Makaryan, "and we build in enough time to go from the airport to your destination via driving or public transportation, do the activity, and get back to the airport and through security with plenty of time. We also provide security wait times for all major U.S. airports so there are no surprises when you return from exploring."


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MONROE — Dairy farming is getting tougher all the time in Snohomish County, but at least one thing offers promise to local farmers: the Chinese are developing a taste for milk.
Exports are becoming a crucial part of dairy farming in Washington as demand increases for products overseas, particularly in Asia.
That's a shift for Pacific Northwest dairy farmers, who until about 15 years ago used to sell almost all of their products locally or at least domestically, said Jim Werkhoven, a dairy producer who owns and operates a 1,200-cow dairy near Monroe with his brother, Andy, and their spouses.
"This is absolutely the future for this area," said Jim Werkhoven, who also serves as chair of the Northwest Dairy Association cooperative board, which owns Darigold. "Any growth will come out of exports."
Nationwide, 13 percent of dairy products are shipped out of the country. Nearly half of what Darigold produces in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana is exported. That's significant because Darigold processes virtually all dairy products produced in this state.
Washington exports more dairy products than any state except California.
Most of the dairy products shipped overseas from the Pacific Northwest are processed into whey or milk powder first, then reconstituted and added to other products overseas.
On a recent trip to China, Werkhoven found a wider variety of milk products in a corner convenience story than he would here, including milk drinks flavored with papaya and peanuts.
Some countries may not have the land for dairy farms or the infrastructure to ship the products domestically, he said.
That's where Washington's dairy farmers can step in. But the U.S. has to compete with other exporters, such as New Zealand, Australia and the European Union, for that business.
Washington has an advantage over other areas of the country because of its ability to ship easily to Asia. Plus, cows like the mild climate here better than California and produce more milk, Werkhoven said.
Mexico is this state's top foreign customer, buying $98 million in dairy products exported from Washington in 2012. Right behind are the Philippines ($39 million), Indonesia ($32 million), China ($13 million) and Malaysia ($7 million).
Darigold has done a lot to get that overseas business, said Kima Simonson, U.S. Dairy Export Council board member. She owns a dairy farm north of Spokane with her husband.
Although the milk her family farm produces goes mostly to their region, the success of exporting benefits all dairy farmers in the state because of the cooperative nature of the business.
Washington dairy farmers produce plenty of milk to meet the needs of domestic customers. If the surplus wasn't exported, it would mean depressed prices here.
There's pride in feeding other countries, she said, and "we take a lot of pride in how we take care of our farms and our cows. We're proud of the quality of the milk we produce."
While the interest in Washington dairy products is heartening to dairy producers, exporting is not a panacea.
Dairy farmers everywhere are struggling. Milk prices are more volatile than in years past.
What's hurting dairy producers most today is the high cost of feed. Last summer's drought in the Midwest pushed up the price of grain crops.
While it used to cost Werkhoven $5 a head daily to feed his cattle, it now costs $7. That tightens profit margins.
Exporting numbers have been on the rise in the past 15 years. When the economy fell apart in 2009, so did exports. The numbers have nearly returned to pre-recession numbers.
Dairy export numbers dropped by 20 percent last year, from roughly $291 million to $233 million, according to statistics from the state Department of Agriculture.
The potential for growth offers promise to dairy producers.
"The dairy business isn't an easy business," Werkhoven said. "It's not for the faint-hearted. But exporting is one of the most helpful things we have."
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Paleosols are often sediments that are relatively unaffected by the Anthropocene. While there is much research on the microbial community structure found in urban and agricultural soils, these relatively undisturbed soils are very different in a geological and physical context. We would therefore expect to see this being reflected in the structure of microbial communities that are associated with such soils. We are especially interested in evaluating the genetic diversity of microbial functional genes in such sediments using metagenome analysis.
We can then ask:
1. Do different paleosol horizons harbour different types or families of functional genes?
2. To what extent are such gene populations linked to the specific microenvironment?
3. Just how genetically diverse are such gene populations from such environments?
4. To what extent does gene mining of paleosols allow us to access unique or useful biocatalyst enzymes?
This project will be supervised by Professor Chris Allen and Dr Chris Law of Queen's University School of Biological Sciences.
Specific skills/experience required by applicants:
An interest in developing bioinformatic skills and metagenome analysis skills. A background in molecular microbiology and/or biocatalysis and/or molecular enzymology. Applicants with a specialist background In bioinformatics are also encouraged to apply.
All applicants must meet the academic entry requirements: https://www.qub.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-research/biological-sciences-phd.html#entry
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In this cluster, you could research biodiversity and ecosystem services for environments ranging from tropical forests to deep oceans, using field techniques and skills such as wildlife tracking, taxonomy, geostatistics, molecular and genetic ecology, foodweb-analysis, microcosm and mesocosm experiments and mathematical/computational methods. Alternatively, you could study the behaviour and temperament of wild, agricultural or domestic animals and their implications for welfare and ability to respond to environmental change. Potential research projects include phylogenetic analysis of rare and newly discovered species, examination of ecological interactions in tropical systems, agricultural soils, or marine communities, using state-of-the-art genetic analysis, surveys using drones or satellite tagging, or experiments in tanks and field plots, including careful and ethical examinations of animal behaviour. Projects range from theoretical analysis of stability in ecosystems, through discovery of new species and mechanisms of interaction, or responses to climate change, to the assessment of EU agri-environment schemes, development of new methods for commercial fisheries management and economic evaluations of conservation measures. Projects very often have an international dimension and include collaboration with other researchers worldwide.
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This cluster covers a diverse array of research interests united by an emphasis on molecular approaches applied to both fundamental and applied questions over the range from molecular to ecological systems. These interests include biochemistry, food safety, microbiology and parasite control with applications in human and animal health, nutrition, plant and soil sciences, and agricultural development. We have a long-standing reputation in parasite biology and in applied microbiology (for example in clearing land of contamination) as well as strong contributions to fundamental methods in understanding cancer, developing veterinary vaccines and molecular detectors for toxins and diseases. The common thread is our strong molecular approach using and developing cutting edge genomic, transcriptomic/proteomic methods. Research students in this cluster enjoy a range of strong international links across Europe, Asia, North and South America.
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